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Where does “zingel” come from?

zingel (English) comes from German Zingel, from Latin Cingulum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

zingel (English): A fish of the perch family, found in the Danube

Definitions

  1. A fish of the perch family, found in the Danube

Ancestry of “zingel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZingelcurtain wall
2LatinCingulum—
3Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
4Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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